Descartes and the Buddha—a rapprochement?

In Christian Coseru (ed.), Reasons and Empty Persons: Mind, Metaphysics, and Morality: Essays in Honor of Mark Siderits. Springer. pp. 63-86 (2023)
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Descartes’s conception of the mind is nothing like what most people suppose. I believe it may have interesting affinities with certain Asian—even Buddhist!—conceptions of the mind. I’m not qualified to comment on the Asian side, so I’m going to describe what I take to be his position and invite others to judge.

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